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Simon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editor

Simon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editorSimon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editorSimon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editor

Simon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editor

Simon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editorSimon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editorSimon ('Si') Willmore Travel journalist, author and editor

A decade of experience and youngest-ever BGTW chairman

Experience

Qualifications

Qualifications

 

I have written for regional newspapers, national magazines and international guide books and have extensive experience with online publishing, use and development of CMS, social media and digital marketing.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Qualifications

 - MEng in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a Year In Europe (France) from Imperial College London

- Post-Graduate Diploma (PGDip) with Merit from the London School of Journalism

Current projects - What am I slogging away at right now?

Bradt Guides

Digital Manager, August 2019 – Present
Leading the redesign of the bradtguides.com website; managing all aspects of the website design and functionality including project managing with third-party developers to customise an ONIX plugin for content import. 

British Guild of Travel Writers

Chairman, Jan 2019– Present
Board member, Jan 2017– Jan 2019
Head of Social Media and and a Board Member for the UK’s leading organisation for travel media professionals. 

Rough Guides

Contributing Author, May 2014 – Present

Research and write-up for:

Rough Guide to Malaysia, published September 2018 (Kuala Lumpur and Tioman chapters)

Rough Guide to India,  published September 2016 (Rajasthan and Gujarat chapters)

Rough Guide to France, published March 2016 (The North and the Massif Central chapters)

Rough Guide to Spain, published March 2015 (Valencia and Murcia chapters)

Previous work - Who's been lucky enough to work with me in t

Editorial Director, Travel Daily Media Group, Bangkok , Thailand

Editorial Director, Travel Daily Media Group, Bangkok , Thailand

Editorial Director, Travel Daily Media Group, Bangkok , Thailand

January 2018 - August 2019

Editorial work including chasing stories, proofreading and publishing; online publication and email distribution; reporting from conferences and events; and reviewing venues.

Editor, TEG Digital Publishing Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Editorial Director, Travel Daily Media Group, Bangkok , Thailand

Editorial Director, Travel Daily Media Group, Bangkok , Thailand

Jan 2016 – July 2017

Building an editorial team in the office as well as commissioning freelancers, in order to grow ExpatGo.com and EatDrink.my. These sites are inside the top 800 websites globally for readers in Malaysia, bringing in 500,000 monthly users between them

Head of Content, Lion & Lion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Editorial Director, Travel Daily Media Group, Bangkok , Thailand

Head of Content, Lion & Lion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

January 2014 – April 2015 (1 year, 4 months)

Team management, editorial quality control and business improvement at a fast-growing online marketing and creative agency.

Freelance Contributor, Absolute Publishing Ltd

Freelance Contributor, Absolute Publishing Ltd

Head of Content, Lion & Lion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

May 2011 – June 2014

Publications include: ABTA Magazine, National Geographic Traveller, Welcome to London, Destination Vacation, Spa Secrets and national newspaper supplements

Senior Content Manager, Groupon UK & IE

Freelance Contributor, Absolute Publishing Ltd

Senior Content Manager, Groupon UK & IE

February 2011 – December 2013

Fielding requests for edits to the Groupon website and newsletters for the UK and Ireland branches of the fastest growing company in the world. Management and development roles in order to streamline the day to day processes in the role.

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